Across The Mekong River
7 days - Private Tour

Destinations of mekong-river-vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Vinh Long

In the south of Vietnam, there is one vast and famous place known as Mekong Delta, often referred to as Vietnam’s rice basket. This biking trip is a truly an opportunity to explore this region. You’ll join in the everyday local life, pedal amid verdant fruit orchards, ride across rural villages past endless rice paddies and discover bustling floating market and intricate waterways. You’ll meet farmers in conical hats waving as you ride by. Join us and you will surely have a wonderful holiday in Mekong.

Full Itinerary of mekong-river-vietnam

DAY 1    Ho Chi Minh – Arrival    Meals: D

Welcome to Ho Chi Minh city, the pearl of Far East, the biggest city of Vietnam! You are transferred to town by private car & guide. The transfer from airport to hotel is approximately 30 minutes. Check in & relax

Enjoy welcome dinner with Vietnamese food at a local restaurant.  

DAY 2    Ho Chi Minh – Cu Chi Tunnels    Meals: B,L

Morning, meet your guide and transfer about 75 km North-west of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Discover the famous Cu Chi Tunnels, which were once a major underground hideout and resistance base of Viet Cong forces during the two wars against the French and the Americans. The tunnels, entirely hand-dug, formed a highly intricate network of interlinked multilevel passageways at times stretched as far as the Cambodian border and totaling over 120 km in length. Its complexity was beyond imagination containing meeting rooms, kitchens, wells, clinics, schools, depots, trenches and emergency exits all aimed for guerrilla warfare. The tunnels were deep and strong enough to withstand destructive bombings and self-contained enough to outlast prolonged sieges. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant  

Afternoon,  tour in the city starting with the War Remnants Museum, Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, a neo-Roman cathedral built over 130 years ago by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from Marseilles and stained-glass windows from Chartres. Next, visit Sai Gon Post Office, a fine colonial building which was designed and built in the early 20th Century by the famous French architect Gustave Eiffel. Move on to Cho Lon or the city’s China Town where you will visit the Jade Emperor Temple (Phuoc Hai), a rare Taoist structure in Vietnam built in 1909 in dedication to the Lord of Heaven. It’s filled with smoky incense and fantastic carved figurines and still buzzing with worshipers, many lounging in the front gardens. 

DAY 3    Ho Chi Minh – Ben Tre – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Homestay    Meals: B,L,D   

Biking distance/time: 35km – Terrain: Rural roads

Biking attractions: Rural villages, fruit orchards

We will meet each other at your hotels in Ho Chi Minh city. Then, we will spend an hour and a half transporting to the countryside of Ben Tre- a province very famous for its sweet coconuts and all products made of coconuts. Starting your very first day of biking is from a local ferry to Cai Be via Cai Mon and Cho Lach Districts. Both of these places are famous for their nurseries, ornamental gardens, and fruit orchards. Stop en route for lunch at a local restaurant in Cho Lach. After lunch, continue to ride to the beautiful peaceful island named An Binh. Stay a night at the real home-stay on the Island.

DAY 4    Vinh Long – Mo Cay – Tra Vinh    Meals: B,D

Biking distance: 40km – Terrain: Rural roads
Biking attractions: Mekong River, city pass

Have breakfast with your host and leave for Tra Vinh city today. This’s a great opportunity to meet and mingle with local on bike alongside Mekong River to Cho Lanh. We countinue cycling on paved paths to Cai Mon town which very well-know with nursery garden, ornamental plants and bonsai trees. Have lunch at a local family

Afternoon, continue to enjoy your riding on unique routes to Tra Vinh via Ben Tre. We’ll stop sometimes to relax and take photos of countryside life. Arrival Tra Vinh, check in hotel and have dinner 

DAY 5    Tra Vinh – Tieu Can – Tra On – Binh Minh – Can Tho    Meals: B,D

Biking distance: ~ 30km – Terrain: Rural roads
Biking attractions: Mekong River, city pass
Morning, we cycle on smooth paths to Khmer communities in countryside of Tra Vinh. There are so many things that shouldn’t be missed and so many interesting of farming activities need to be seen in the homeland of Khmer over here in Mekong Delta.

Afternoon, we will wander through fruit gardens to Tra On and crossing the lower river branch of Mekong to Can Tho

DAY 6    Can Tho – Cai Rang Floating Market – Binh Thuy – Can Tho    Meals: B 

Biking distance:  30km – Terrain: City backroads

Biking attractions: Binh Thuy ancient house

After breakfast, check-out hotel. Get a local boat to explore the colorful Cai Rang floating market, where number of boats laden with fruit, vegetables and fish for trade. Sellers advertise their goods by crying out across the river or hanging them to tall sticks that are visible from distance. Disembark at Cai Rang market and go by bus to My Khanh orchard, where we will start cycling to Binh Thuy for some 30km along the river on narrow land way and explore hidden water landscape of the delta. Upon arrival in Binh Thuy, have lunch by your own during tour and transfer back to your hotel in Can Tho.  

DAY 7    Can Tho – Departure    Meals: B

Check out the hotel then private transfer to Can Tho airport or HCMC airport for your departure flight. End of services.